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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Apr. 17, 2012 5:05 am4999d ago
So I’ve driven past Morgan Creek Farm’s vegetable stand along U.S. Highway 30 west of town a bunch of times. …
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A phone rings in the governor’s office. “Governor Branstad speaking.” “Yeah, hi, governor. This is the Butter Cow, calling from …
Staff Columnists Apr. 14, 2012 7:18 am5002d ago
An ounce of prevention isn’t just the opening phrase of a worn-out cliche. It’s a brilliant approach to child welfare. …
Staff Columnists Apr. 12, 2012 7:55 am5004d ago
Thanks to our wonderful panelists and a full house, we began a great discussion at last night’s Fractured Families forum. …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Apr. 12, 2012 5:05 am5004d ago
Last week, a Sioux City jury awarded $231,000 to a state lawmaker who sued his vanquished foe for running a …
Staff Columnists Apr. 11, 2012 9:54 am5005d ago
It’s been more than two years since I wrote about Jessica Wilbur – the Guernsey mom who says state child …
Staff Columnists Apr. 10, 2012 1:34 pm5006d ago
Got a genuine pen-and-paper, old-school letter from a reader recently who is sick of hearing about Polk Elementary. How sick? …
Staff Columnists Apr. 9, 2012 4:45 pm5007d ago
As Assistant Director of the Sixth Judicial District Department of Correctional Services, Jean Kuehl’s mission is to promote law-abiding behavior …
Staff Columnists Apr. 9, 2012 11:32 am5007d ago
Instead of sugary Peeps, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley gave us an acidic tweet over the Easter weekend. Grassley, whose freewheeling …
Staff Columnists Apr. 8, 2012 5:06 am5008d ago
Maybe you heard, as I did, about the Colorado egg hunt that wasn’t. It was in the news recently. An …
Staff Columnists Apr. 7, 2012 5:41 pm5009d ago
We’ve gotten a little spoiled here in first-in-the-nation Iowa. For weeks now, as Republican candidates have duked it out for …
Staff Columnists Apr. 5, 2012 9:20 am5011d ago
We received dispatches from distant capitals this week bearing good news on the recovery front. Our own Iowa Legislature gave …
Staff Columnists Apr. 3, 2012 3:27 pm5013d ago
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